2006-01-24
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
January 24, 2006 7:00 PM
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Todd Balf, Alyse Gause, John Kelley, Kathleen McMahon, Neil
Olson, Kevin O’Reilly, and Joanne Panunzio
Board members absent:
Helga Senko
Others present:
Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
Todd Balf presided.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of December 12, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of December 14, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of December 19, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of December 29, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of January 5, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Alyse Gause, to accept the minutes of the Full Board
of December 27, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Special
Meeting of the Full Board of January 5, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Joanne Panunzio reported that Howard Curtis’name has been sent on to City Hall.
Official offer letter and contract needs to be drawn up.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Kathleen McMahon reported that the finance committee met on January 20, 2006 and
reviewed a preliminary FY07 library budget that included 2 different versions, one with Sunday
hours and one without Sunday hours. The finance committee came up with some suggestions
and offered justifications for some increases that are needed.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Acting Library Director
1) State Aid: The Beverly Public Library will receive $47,000 in state aid. This money is pledged
to the City for the Beverly Farms Library construction project. 2) FY2006 Budget: Anna
Langstaff distributed copies of the FY2006 budget. Overtime budget is almost totally spent. 3)
Newspaper article: Anna Langstaff distributed a copy of a Christian Science Monitor article,
Libraries as Places to Linger and Mingle. 4) City Solicitor: Communication from Beverly City
Solicitor was distributed regarding open meeting law, written requests for information, and when
to contact their office. 5) Library Webpage: Jo-Ann Roy, assistant reference librarian, is
updating the library webpage. 6) Donations: $5,000 received from Jackson Foundation for
Farms Library children’s programs, $221,000 received from Louisa Conrad Estate for Farms
Library landscaping, and $10,000 bequest from Susan DiLorenzo estate. 7) Farms Library: There
are still roof leaks at the Farms. 8) Reference Room Chairs: Chairs are falling apart. The
Friends are looking for ways to replace the broken chairs. 9) New Board member: There are two
people interested in joining the Board.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
None
The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, February, 28, 2006 at 7:00 PM at the Beverly
Public Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.